The Magnolia gazette., 1887-08-27

l looked towards the helm, and beheld
the Pilot with lis face ever turned to.
wards them aud that same smile Of
heavenly sweetness giving strength and
courage IL all their labor Of love, bnt
on, on rushes the yeases gathering them
in from every port, here we see them Of
every nation und toHRue joyous aud hap
4 py in having found safe refuge in this
vessel, tue waves dash around them, ana
! far ont upon the bounding bilows. we
! see the glimmer Of the Sunshine reflect.
ed npon It's. bosom. shedding halo Of
brightness nronnd. aud as my eyes dwell
npi The grandeur aud 6eauty Of this
sceaa, tor ID tie distance my ayes catch
the glimmer Of a light brighter far than
uny earthly light with nm institution Of
raptnrons joys As | look behind me
see tie waves rolling high 10 turmoil
ond confusion, Int they nro all gong
backward, aud We are leaving them be,
bind but t4as not ali or even the greatest
change Was he suddenly come upon IL.
! taiice tAat Rrent change linking
plaoe even m lhls vessel, which until
now, / had supposed u be u ons cons
trncfiau, but now l see when those
beams anpeir across the vessel, il il
Slowly diyidiue, MA wt are leaving fhem
also hehini, they have discovered the
\ FaAa thing, and iislen % their cries apa
/ pleadiuas for help Lord. have we not
been sailing 10 thy name2 Lofd Wait
aod tako n- siiriY home, But Oil, that
sad, sad reply, never knew yoal You
laye been sailing uuder your oaa colors
following no So fat I'll TIE distance. thal
4 you haye never caught one word Of my
commands, and with sorrowlul looe.
he leaves lnem ID their fate, but what
sound e' eureptured sweetness is this.
that fills the nir inuumerabe Lcsts Of
angels are all around, we seem 10 be
borne sloug with the apesd Of The wind.
brighter eui hrizttr grows the ear
ioandiuss. great pealsoi rejoicing sreels
us, iu The t0lukiug Of aa eye we have
h-eu Changed laying aside thc garments
Of HE ilssh, have pnt on that ol Imnor
talltv, aud with Que accord we join the
thropy, mud ald our voices 70 lhis siran
ot rejoicing, "Tbo meraase supper u
tAe Iimb als come, and his bride hasa
made heraelt ready clothed il white
-pare aal while. and the white rsiusnt
Is tie prayers ol tho saints, and agaiu
and again tbe heavens rug with then
songs Of ioSfn Halelulnh. Suutlenly [
am aroused 70 consciousness, bus | ask
myself is this all dream, is there not a
deep truth that is wollh our heedna,
20. those vino follow Jes1s il tie ala.
tpuce are going o be saved. Not those.
who are travelling lin tue way that Is
most pleasing to the hssh bat those,
WHO, with the humility and simplicity
Il i litlle child, and feeling their own
helplesaness ani seeking his counsel to
guide those that realize ihat he meant
ul that loya Inn through an ages when
he suld, Even "a my father hath sent
even SO ! send yon. Those who rea'ize
they are not their own hut that theY
have been born il tie Spirit If Christ
me bis kingdom and as loyal sui jeots
ne Interest d tbeit King demands their
fist thought that feels his spiIit witAn
lnem, urging them on to more earnest
eif"t. that their all belongs to him, ana
they are not only Wiling to give to him
their time and money, but ii necessary,
70 surrender life itself 10 the interest of
their beloved Pilot